Letter: Evil in world will come to end

I, along with millions around the world, wept at the horrific event at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I, unlike many others in this world, was not asking why this happened. Why someone would want to bring harm to these little children. I was not asking why, because I already knew why. The answer is sin.

The world is full of it and that is why we continue to see this type of evil. It brings little comfort to know these tragic shootings are rare. In fact I know of only one truth that brings me comfort in a time such as this. That truth is, that things like this will not always happen, that the evil in this world will come to an end. I know this as truth because I know Jesus Christ as my Lord and my Savior. He came to this earth in the form of a little child, born in stable and laid in manger, for there was no room for him in the world he came to save.

Jesus lived a perfect life, completely without sin, so he could take upon all the sin in the world to defeat it. He did so upon a cross. It was sin like what we recently saw that put Jesus on that cross to die, but it was his tremendous love for you that held him to the cross.

Yes it is true that sin remains in this world, that evil still occurs . But because of Jesus Christ, we know all who call on his name and believe in him can look forward to his return, when we will no longer have to suffer in this life but instead live a life filled with the peace and love he came to bring.

In the meantime, let us love one another. Love your children, love your parents and grandparents. Love your family and friends, even perfect strangers. 1 Peter 4:8 says it best "Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins." (English Standard Version ESV)

In the service of Jesus Christ,

Rev. Timothy M. Ritter

Associate Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church

Wisconsin Rapids

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Letter: Evil in world will come to end

I, along with millions around the world, wept at the horrific event at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I, unlike many others in this world, was not asking why this happened. Why someone would want to

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